Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
就很“Mad Max”！不愧为土澳，土嗨土嗨的。
哈哈哈，一直听说澳洲的b级片，第一次看，嗯，了解了
男主用丧尸发电浇花，这破房子能挡住丧尸？ 丧尸躺着就能当能源开车，丧尸的眼睛可能值3毛特效。男主下车不关车门还把囚犯放在副驾，打翻一辆车居然不搜物资，结果后尾箱的妹妹跟着回家。 打倒三个守卫不杀，结果被人追到吊起差点喂了丧尸。 这女主比生化危机女主还厉害，直接能共享视野、控制丧尸。
丧尸对人类已经够不成大的威胁了！废土朋克风格，还是可以的！！
拍摄上能感受到经费多了 前作角色沧桑了，补点了些细节但 却不如第一部有趣了。
没看第一部，初看这部的话。。。会觉得有点无趣，但是吧，相信我，你会越看越带感的，看到最后竟然觉得，诶，还可以诶
第一部的两个梗继续发扬光大，第一次这么心疼那些僵尸们，辛勤工作无私付出英勇战斗不怕牺牲，第三部可以期待。。这俩澳洲兄弟前两年还找莫妮卡贝鲁奇拍了部科幻恐怖，找来瞅瞅。。
典型爱女心切的顽固父亲 荒诞无稽的连理亲家 支离破碎的家庭和久未愈合的家庭矛盾 在温情和感动中互相理解与爱对方
剧情有点老套，看起来倒是轻松无负担开开心心吃爆米花。
简单粗暴，百公里油耗只需两个僵尸，节能环保
没啥拍的就别拍了,最后大爆炸都弄不死也太扯了
=我就想问，what fxxk？？？？这片子为什么还会有人拍出来？？？
This soundtrack is great
同情伯父。年轻世代很无趣，不如伯父伯母演整集。
3.5 四星不足但三星有余，期待导演今后更好的作品。
当Billy听到做慈善的准女婿家有一个足球队的时候 估计心里所有的不满都烟消云散了吧 之后所有所谓的遵循传统 只不过是因为自己的格局太小罢了 就像Billy自己说的一样 如果我老爷子也有一支足球队 我也去搞慈善了 整部电影的人设 剧情都很有问题 没有任何拍摄的意义 很好奇票房的表现最后会是怎样的
血浆爆米花，没看过前一部。僵尸做沼气源的创意还挺好玩儿的。
新男主傻乎乎的。
看似煽情，实则很烂，男主为了个女人，牺牲全机人性命，不符合特工特质，女主也太难看了，如果漂亮点儿男主这么做还有点值得，最后的反转也老套，纯是为了煽情用的，女主最后要是被杀了，就会精彩一点，也就是男主的颜值还行，
姐姐这条支线和主线上的类CMBYN完全不搭，而且前后割裂严重。虽说靠近男人会不幸，但顶楼租客完全是上一秒还和男主角夜夜笙歌，下一秒就带着女生私奔逃脱。不过也是份证明，如果这是导演自己的经历，就还是能看出当时短暂的美好多么难忘，是需要以情人的嗓音呼唤对方的印刻。
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